Chapter 126: You're Trying to Deceive Me, Aren't You?

“No way!” I cried out in anguish. To think that the peach blossom I had awaited for thousands of years was not only a withered, worthless flower but also unmistakably a hopelessly broken-hearted, rotten peach blossom—it truly shattered my heart. Yet, it seemed that the affair between two women was not called a “broken sleeve” in the mortal realm; it was referred to by some other term. At this moment, I could not recall what it was, but I was certain that whatever it was called, I never wished to be entangled in such a rotten peach blossom with a woman. The thought of two women entangled so intimately made my skin crawl all over.

However, Pinky was still so young; how could he understand what it meant to like someone? Perhaps it was merely a momentary misunderstanding, a mishearing—such a possibility was quite likely. Turning my gaze painfully towards Pinky, I held onto a faint glimmer of hope and said, “Pinky, don’t tell such lies to deceive your junior uncle! You must know that children who lie are not liked, and their noses grow longer and longer, just like the little spoons you eat with—curved and ugly.”

Hearing this, Pinky immediately straightened his small frame, lifted his tiny head, and assured me with a serious face, “Pinky absolutely did not deceive junior uncle. These words were said yesterday afternoon by Fairy Lando herself to Senior Sister Firefly. If junior uncle does not believe me, you can go to the front gate of Luo Pavilion now and confront Fairy Lando face to face to ask if Pinky lied to junior uncle.”

“Heh... hehe...” I smiled and rubbed my nose. Whether I asked or not seemed to bring no benefit to me. If I asked and it turned out Pinky was telling the truth, then Fairy Lando might seize this flimsy pretext to openly pester me without any reservations. If I didn’t ask, it would only leave a little thorn in my heart. After much thought, I decided not to ask, lest curiosity bring me a world of trouble.

“Junior uncle, do you believe what Pinky said?” Pinky tugged at my sleeve, his small hands gripping mine tightly as he looked back and asked.

“I believe, I do.” I replied. I had only been at Lingyun Palace for a few days; my relationship with Zilian was still lukewarm, but suddenly this unexpected complication with Lando arose. Truly, I must blame my parents who passed away early—having nothing better to do, they gave birth to me so handsome and charming. Why else would it cause a celestial maiden to commit such a transgression?

“Get lost! Get out of Lingyun Mountain, now!” Just as Pinky and I arrived, we overheard Lando utter these words.

Pinky was furious, tugging at my sleeve. “This Sister Lando is always so arrogant and overbearing, relying on her status as a celestial to bully us disciples who came from the mortal world to Lingyun Mountain.”

He paused briefly, then clenched his small fist in anger. “Other senior brothers say that once, Fairy Lando secretly admired Senior Sister Firefly’s master, but later the master fell for a mortal woman and did not love her. So, she became resentful and shifted all her hatred for Second Senior Uncle onto Senior Sister Firefly.”

Hearing this, I frowned deeply and whispered sharply, “Nonsense. Before Lando came to Lingyun Mountain, Fengqiao Yexue had already left. How could Lando have loved Senior Sister Firefly’s master?”

This little fellow must have heard some baseless gossip and was now rambling nonsense.

“Well, well...” Pinky’s face flushed red; he clenched his fist tightly, trembling and unable to speak further.

“Enough with the ‘well’s,” I interrupted, grabbing his chubby arm and pushing him forward. “If you keep wasting time, Senior Sister Firefly will truly be bullied terribly by Fairy Lando.”

“No...”

As I spoke with Pinky, a piercing, desperate scream suddenly rang out from the direction of Luoyun Palace. The sudden cry startled us both.

The sky, moments ago clear and bright, swiftly turned gloomy. Dark clouds rolled in along the horizon, the atmosphere heavy with the threat of rain.

“No, no...” The heart-wrenching screams continued, as if she was enduring an unbearable agony, a pain beyond mortal endurance, tearing her throat open in a single, agonized cry. What kind of torment could cause Feng Yiliu to emit such a heartrending sound? The cry pierced the ear like a cruel torment, entangling the soul and making it hard to breathe.

“Hurry, Fairy Lando is bullying Senior Sister Firefly again!” Pinky’s face was pale with anxiety. He shrugged off my sleeve and dashed alone toward Luoyun Palace.

“Slow down, wait for me!” I gasped, calling after him, but he did not look back.